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Snow Up Your Nails

Hey girls.. Tips from SuzisBlog for snowy nail art:-)

"Here's an idea for a snow-inspired manicure that will make taking off those gloves and mittens something to look forward to! Start with your choice of OPI base coat (Natural Nail Strengthener is a favorite). Then paint your entire nail with two coats OPI Kyoto Pearl Nail Lacquer (shimmery white satin). Let dry completely. Apply shimmery silvery OPI Birthday Babe! Nail Lacquer to just the tips of your nails. Finish with RapiDry Top Coat. A few drops of DripDry Lacquer Drying Drops, and you're on your way. Go, Snow Queen, go."

Nail Envy (Rm13) | Kyoto Pearl (Rm 42) | Rapid Dry Top Coat (Rm 13)

Drip Dry (Rm 65)

A Guide To Perfect Dark Manicure

Unsure about how to wear dark shades? Read on; an interview we found in Allure.Com

"Dark nails are perfect when you want to make it clear that you aren't a ballet-slipper-pink kind of girl (at least for one night). But while deep colors are fun, they can also be unforgiving. You need to take a little extra care to make sure the look stays flawless.

· Feel your way- Dark colors tend to work with any skin tone, so I tell my clients to let their mood guide them when choosing a shade. In my opinion, the sexiest darks are burgundies and other deep reds, and nothing beats charcoal when you really want to make a statement. If you prefer something less intense, navy blue and deep purple are particularly flattering. And whenever possible, choose an opaque formula that will be saturated enough with one coat—that will make it less likely to chip over time.

· Start smart- Keep your nails short and square, with slightly rounded edges—long, dark nails are just creepy. Run a soft buffing pad over nails until ridges are smooth, since dark polish goes on more easily and lasts longer if it's applied to an even surface. And to avoid staining, always apply an anti-yellowing basecoat and let dry for 20 seconds.

· Proceed with care- Place the tip of the brush well short of the cuticle while painting, since any bleeding will be far more not iceabl e than with a neutral shade. (You can always carefully edge the brush toward the cuticle if the gap seems excessive.) Remove any mistakes with the tip of a wood manicure stick wrapped with a bit of cotton ball and dipped in remover, then follow with a topcoat.

· Be diligent- Dark colors call attention to ragged cuticles, so moisturize yours daily with a cuticle cream or oil. Reapplying topcoat every four days will also help protect your manicure. To remove polish, saturate a cotton ball with nonacetone remover and press it on the cuticle area for three seconds, then wipe toward the end of the nail. Avoid using a circular motion—straight up and down is less messy."

We Suggest:

Russian Navy | Here Today..Aragon Tomorrow | Lourve Me Lourve Me Not

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Dark Shades.. From Way Back Then..

When I say black polish, what is the first thing that comes in your mind? Goth? Punk? Vampy? Elegant? Sophisticated? Classy? Yap you got all right. All depends on how do you wear them and carry them off. It can be anything you want. Black or dark shades do have double personality :-)

Dark shades especially blacks has gone a long way before being what it is today. The History?: ^{http://nymag.com}

Ancient China  For VIPs Only Nail varnish originated in China; some dynasties reserved black and red for royalty.
1967  Trippy Chic  Moody London boutique Biba makes black nail varnish for its groovy clientele
1974 Bohemian Crossover  Flouting several conventions in one go, glam kingpin Freddie Mercury wears black varnish, but only on one hand; Marc Bolan, David Bowie, and other rock-star gender benders also polish.
1979 Ominous Glamorous  Bauhaus releases “Bela Lugosi’s Dead,” a throbbing goth anthem; their fans incorporate lots of black everything for both genders.
1996 Comfort Goth  White contacts and black nails: the basis of Marilyn Manson’s safe-for-the-mainstream wardrobe.
1998 The Drugstore Version  Urban Decay releases Perversion, a vinyl black polish with purple highlights named after a Gravity Kills album.
1999 High Fashion, Part I  The models in Gucci ads sport immaculately manicured black nails.
2003 Still Rock and Roll  Despite cropping up on fashion models, black nail polish still says “rebellious rock,” as evidenced by indie band the Deathray Davies’ album, titled Midnight at the Black Nail Polish Factory.
July 2003 A Manly Manicure  Football superstar/dandy David Beckham is photographed for L’Uomo Vogue with black nails
2005 Red Carpet Accessory  Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie keep their bad-girl images by mixing black nails with couture outfits.   
Summer 2006 High Fashion, Part II Chanel introduces Black Satin ($18), whose limited-edition status virtually ensures the kind of waiting-list frenzy that greeted its legendary 1994 Vamp.

And Now..

The Problem with black or darker shades are its hard to pull it off the way you want it to be. Frait not! Read the tips below on the looks you want:
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For Gothic Look, along with your polish wear:

• Jet-black, stick straight hair
• Pale white makeup
• Black lipstick
• Black clothing

For sophisticated, elegant look:

• Do not wear black clothing.
• Wear simple jewelry. Let your black nails be your main accessory.
• Black tends to look classiest on short, well-manicured nails. Extremely long or obviously fake black nails simply look scary or costumish.
• Very dark nail polish attracts attention and requires a bit of confidence. If you prefer to be a wallflower, skip the black.

Love them? These are the colours we recommend:

Espresso Your Style | Lincoln Park After Dark | Lincoln Park At Midnight

* click on the names to view swatches:-)

For More Dark Colours click here.

Bare in mind that these colours are not suitable for girly girls, its more for those who wants to look outstanding and sophisticated. For girlys, I would suggest pink or red shades instead:-)

Iphone Goes OPI

Attention Iphone and OPI Lovers;

Good News for you guys. Itunes has a new application; OPI where it allows you to browse and search all of OPI's over 200 current nail lacquer colors! The best part is its all nicely organized and you can test it on your fingers without even paying a cent! So now you can try the colours before going to your manicurist. And all this is absolutely FREE!! Download yours today!

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National Television Awards; Mad As Hatter

picture credit: www.intouchbeauty.co.uk

British actresses; Mylene Klass, Kym Marsh and Joanna Lumley were at the National Television Awards last week, and all three left raving about OPI! They think it is the best thing since sliced bread and love the consistency and depth of colour. The favourite shade of the night was Mad as a Hatter.

Source: LenaWhite

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Bulking up your nails: Top Tips..

Before we get in detail about nails and strengthening it, let us clarify one thing; nails are as 'fragile' as hair!.
When it comes to hair, we get all tensed up if it isn't in great shape, or if it's falling more and more daily, or its super dry hair that day and yada..yada..yada. The stress never ends when it comes to a bad hair day..
But your nails? Do you feel the same way? do u get the same stress every morning? Or u just dont care much? believe it or not, its just the same as your hair! its made of the same stuff as your hair, and when mistreated, it will dry and break:-(. If you think its not as important as your hair when it comes to appearance? then you are absolutely wrong! We use our hands for everything and its as vital as our hair and makeup on daily basis to make an appearance. Imagine shaking hands with dirty unmanaged, unhealthy hands. Yucks!
Anyways, If you need any tips to have healthy nails, here you go;

On a daily basis use a nail strengthener. Every two days, remove the strengthener and reapply.

If you don't need to have your nails painted, keep them bare for a few days/weeks. This allows your nails to breathe. If you're constantly applying and re-applying polish, your nails get dried out. It's important to let the nail bed breathe every so often in order to keep it healthy.

When you get a professional salon manicure, you can keep your polish on longer & your nails stronger, by reapplying a topcoat 3 days after your manicure. This will help you to maintain your manicure for a longer period of time because your nails are stronger and less flexible when you have a great topcoat on them.

Don't leave your nail polish on for too long. When your nail polish chips, take off the polish. Keeping the same polish on your nails for too long will stain them and dry them out. The nail bed gets weaker/drier from nail polish chemicals and therefore, will become weaker as the polish wears off and as time goes on.

Try to invest in natural nail polishes or visit a salon that offers a natural/eco-friendly manicure. Find nail polishes that contain no harmful ingredients such as formaldehyde. Nail polishes with chemicals in the ingredient list dry out nails. Over time, the result of these chemicals in nail polish is brittle nails.

Invest in a great basecoat to add strength to your nails before polishing them. Dont worry, You can apply polish over it and it won't make it chip!

*from teenvogue.com

Nail Envy Strengthener (Rm13) | Rapid Dry Top Coat(Rm13) | OPI Start To Finish (Rm79)

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Matte About You..

Hey Girls..

Guess what I found on NailMag Dec 09 cover feature??

Our very own favorite matte!! It looks hot!!

I know I know im getting OTT with these mattes but I just cant help it. They are simply gorgeous. It might be dull but hey.. It’s the in thing for 2009/2010! Leave the shines behind and go matte!! Anyway, just for extra nail art tips, I’ve found an entry in nailmag suggesting to pair matte with its shinny version to create a monochromic French look.! I was a bit skeptical about it but after looking at the pics, waola!! It looks perfect! Way better than just applying top coat to create the French-y look..

Here are some of the colours for you.. it can be applied to suede too to achieve a lighter base and darker tips.. Good Luck!!
*click on the words to view colours:-)